Communications

10 Ways to Optimize Facebook for Government – Notes from Adam Conner, Part II

Here is an expanded version of my post from this morning 10 Ways to Optimize Facebook – Notes from Adam Conner. The presentation slides from Adam’s presentation can be found below. Adam started his presentation by providing an overview of how the world has gone social and traditional borders are no replaced by connections ofRead… Read more »

What’s Your Position – Do You Maintain One or Multiple Identities Online?

This morning I attended the GovDelivery Social Media Summit and an interesting question came up that got me thinking – how many identities do you have online? The question originally came up when an audience participant asked Adam Conner of Facebook if Facebook will ever allow users to create mulltiple log-ins for Facebook accounts, toRead… Read more »

10 Ways to Optimize Facebook for Government – Notes from Adam Conner

Just heard Adam Connor, from the Washington Office of Facebook speak at GovDelivery Social Media Summit – hear are my quick notes with a full blog post coming later. Lots of great presentation and insights from Adam: Speak with an authentic voice Think about delivering your message Be timely and informative Multimedia Comment Policy WordsRead… Read more »

Introduction to Public Sector Digital Engagement LONDON & SE

Tuesday 25th October 2011 Feedback from previous Digital Engagement workshop The workshop provided me with a better understanding of the advantages & pitfalls of social media – Tourism Development Officer, Ceredigion County Council The workshop was informative and lent itself well to interaction with well thought out activities – PR Officer, Coleg Morgannwg Useful insightsRead… Read more »

Political law links for Wed.

FORMER AIDE SENTENCED. Story here. “Charged in Washington federal district court with filing a false tax return, [Trevor] Blackann, 37, was sentenced today to about five hours in a cell block. U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts also ordered Blackann to serve two years of probation and to perform 50 hours of community service. He pleadedRead… Read more »

The Twitter guide, updated!

One of the more popular things I have written is the guide to using Twitter in the public sector, published by my good friends at Learning Pool. It was first produce a couple of years ago and was due an update, which has finally happened! You can download the new version from the Learning PoolRead… Read more »

Publish and distribute your ebook for the low, low price of FREE

Like most Emergency Management departments, the City of Austin Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is committed to raising awareness about disaster preparedness. We are constantly trying to find more effective ways to reach a larger and more diverse audience. And, naturally we don’t want to spend any money to do it. Social mediaRead… Read more »